Montis VC Fund I

About Montis VC Fund I

Montis VC hit €50M first close to back Europe's energy and industrial tech transformation. Invests at pre-seed and seed in energy tech, industrial AI, and advanced manufacturing from Poland.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionPoland

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

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Energy Tech

Infrastructure Tech

Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Technical CEE founders building AI-driven energy or industrial software with European B2B/B2G ambition

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industrial-automation

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decarbonization

Bullish Signals

€50M first close backed by EIF REPowerEU, PFR Ventures, and CEE family officesblog

50% reserved for follow-ons signals long-term portfolio commitmentblog

Taavi Rõivas venture partner role opens Nordic and Baltic policy networksblog

CEE engineering talent density gives structural deal access generalist funds lackblog

Contrarian Signals

REPowerEU mandate limits portfolio flexibility beyond energy and decarbonization themesblog

Predecessor portfolio thesis differs from new fund; track record not directly comparableblog

Tight €25M deployment budget for 20–25 companies demands extreme portfolio disciplineblog

Founder Do's

Build at the intersection of AI, energy systems, or industrial automation — pure software plays without energy/industrial angle are weak fit

Show a credible pilot path with energy utilities, grid operators, or industrial manufacturers

Emphasize European go-to-market and regulatory readiness, not immediate US expansion

Have a genuinely technical founding team — engineering depth is explicitly valued

Leverage EIF/PFR credibility in B2G and enterprise B2B sales narratives

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch a generalist or consumer-facing startup — fund is strictly thesis-driven

Don't expect a US-first scaling story to resonate — European ecosystem commitment is required

Don't underestimate the importance of regulatory and energy-sector sales cycle understanding

Key GPs & Partners

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Łukasz Dziekoński

Managing Partner

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Wojciech Szwankowski

Managing Partner

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Michał Gawęda

Managing Partner

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Michał Baś

Principal

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Taavi Rõivas

Venture Partner

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€50M

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Key People

Łukasz Dziekoński, Wojciech Szwankowski, Michał Gawęda

Łukasz DziekońskiManaging Partner

Wojciech SzwankowskiManaging Partner

Michał GawędaManaging Partner

Michał BaśPrincipal

Taavi RõivasVenture Partner

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